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2014 F = ma Exam — Question 21

21. Two pulleys (shown in figure) are made of the same metal with density ρ. Pulley A is a uniform disk with radius R. Pulley B is identical except a circle of R/2 is removed from the center. When two boxes M = αm (α > 1) are connected over the pulleys through a massless rope and move without slipping, what is the ratio between the accelerations in system A and B? The mass of pulley A is M + m. m M m M Pulley A Pulley B
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